Combination coat hanger and clothes support



Dec. 12, 1939. E. c GERQW 2,183,319

COMBINATION COAT HANGER AND CLOTHES SUPPORT Filed March 27, 1959 Inventor A iiorneys Patented Dec. 12, 1939 UNlTED STATES COMBENATION COAT HANGER AND CLOTHES SUPPORT Estelle C. Gerow, Norfolk, Va.

Application March 2'7, 1939, Serial No. 264,459

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a combination coat hanger and clothes support, the general object of the invention being to provide the clothes hanger with afoldable yoke-shaped part having clothes 5 pins or clamps thereon for attaching small articles of clothing to the yoke-shaped member with means for holding the yoke-shaped member in a horizontal plane with the hanger in vertical plane. Another object of the invention is to so form the parts that the yoke-shaped member can be permitted to assume a position depending from the hanger so that the hanger can be used in the ordinary manner or the yoke can be folded against the hanger to permit the device to be placed in a suitcase or the like.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts to be here'- inafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a front view of the invention with the yoke member in operative position.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view through Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

In the drawing the letter A indicates the coat hanger which is substantially of ordinary shape and includes the bottom bar I, the upwardly converging side member 2 and the shank 4 having the hook 5 at its upper end. Preferably the junction of the side members 2 with the shank 4 form an inverted vertically arranged U-shaped part 6. The yoke is shown at Band includes the bar 1 and the limbs 8, these limbs having eyes 40 9 at their free ends which receive portions of the bar I of the coat hanger. Clothes pins or clamps H) are carried by the bar 1 of the yoke so that small articles of clothing can be suspended from the bar. A small U-shaped wire member H straddles the part 6 with its ends shaped to provide eyes through which the upper ends of the side pieces 2 pass as shown more particularly in Figure 3. A rod l2 has one end shaped to provide an eye l3 through which the wire member ll passes and the other end of the rod forms a hook M for engaging thebar I to hold the yoke B in horizontal position and at right angles to the hanger. Thus when the hanger is suspended against a wall the yoke will extend horizontally from the wall and thus articles attached to the bar 1 of the yoke by the clothes pins or clamps will depend from the bar and out of contact with the wall so that the articles will quickly dry and will not be soiled by coming in contact with the wall or other parts. By releasing the hook of the bar I2 from the bar I the yoke will drop into vertical position so that the hanger can be used in the usual manner and when the device is to be packed in a suitcase or the like the yoke is swung against the hanger so that the device will occupy but little space.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the i invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A device of the class described comprising a garment hanger including a bottom piece, upwardly converging side pieces, a shank extending upwardly from the adjacent ends of the side pieces and terminating in a hook, the lower end of the shank forming an inverted U-shaped part, the lower ends of the limbs of which are connected to said adjacent ends of the side pieces, a yoke including a cross bar and limbs, eyes at the free ends of the limbs receiving portionsof the bottom bar of the hanger, clamps connected with the cross bar of the yoke, a U-shaped member having eyesat its ends through which the adjacent ends of the side pieces of the hanger pass with said U-shaped member straddling the in-' verted U-shaped part at the lower end of the shank, a rod having an eye at one end through which the bight of the U-shaped member passes and a hook at its other end for engaging the cross bar of the yoke.

ESTELLE C. GEROW. 

